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WEEK COMMENCING 8th August 2010

Fun4Kids have now closed for volunteering because the monsoon season is upon us and will be opening again in October.

Support work for the projects will still carry on, hopefully in the dry

Fun4Kids would like to thank the Khao Lak Community Appeal for recently donating mosquito screens

for the Kitchen and Bakery at Home and Life

If any of you fundraisers out there have any good ideas we are desparately trying to raise funds for the operation of Home and Life

The monthly running cost of Home and Life is about Thai Baht 90000 ( 1800GBP) of which 45000 ( 900GBP is for food for the 26 kids and 4 adults

Without Home and Life these kids would be starving and never go to school but now they are at school full time and will have a decent start in life.

The new kitchen screens		Fantastic - no bugs

Starting the bakery		The finished bakery

WEEK COMMENCING 5th July 2010

This was the last week for the Leeds crew and everone worked really hard and all of the projects were finished - thanks a lot guys.

We finished the week with a huge costume party at the Lazy house with the kids from Home and Life providing a Thai dancing display

The final painting		Repainting the swings

Building a sandbag dam on the river		Digging the hole for a septic tank

Dancing by the Home and Life kids		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 28th June 2010

The Leeds crew are doing a great job and working really hard despite the rain

Painting work is now complete and the drainage system is almost finished

This week was also Khun Root's birthday

Concreting the drainage channels		More digging well done Richie

The girls getting help from the kids		Eveyone working so hard

Roots birthday cake from the volunteers		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 21st June 2010

THE LEEDS CREW HAVE ARRIVED !!!

Fun4Kids and Volunteer Teacher Thailand have 29 students and staff volunteering from Leeds Metropolitan University in England for three weeks

Eleven people have been assigned to Fun4Kids and will be spending the time at Home and Life on several different projects including permanant drainage, an organic garden and lots of painting

The remaining volunteers will be teaching English in local Thai schools

Arriving on site		Digging !!!

and more digging		mixing the cement

Patricia laying blocks		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 13th June 2010

We have been working on a playground set for Wat Bangsai School near Phang Nga city which was donated by Youthlink of America

On Friday we delivered the first swing

Doyle on the planer		Mel busy sanding

Fixing the hooks		The final coat of paint

The kids love the swings		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 7th June 2010

We have been working in the workshop this week making a playground set sponsored by the Rotary club of Patong Beach for a school at Klok Kloi

Fun4Kids has also donated 15000 baht to Grassroots (FED) for the parents to build a temporary classroom from bamboo and palm thatch

at Tokamien learning centre

Making a climbing frame		Belt sanding is dusty

The technical bit		The first coat of paint

Yes this is a classroom		Ready for the rainy season

WEEK COMMENCING 31st May 2010

Great news for Home and Life - Thanks to the generosity of donors from Switzerland, Hong Kong and England Fun4Kids has been able to donate

100000 Thai Baht to H & L and the Rotary club of Patong Beach in Phuket are applying for a matching grant from America to double the amount.

We have restarted in the workshop as Patricia and Brian have joined us from New Zealand

We have also presented another 5 bicycles to Burmese students at the teenage outreach program run by Grassroos (FED), and one to Bon Soon Thai school, the bicycles were kindly donated by theRotary Club of Patong Beach in Phuket

Patricia is back		Brian is busy

Another swing on the way		Getting into the " swing" of it

Presenting the bicycles		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 10th May 2010

Fun4Kids is very slow at the moment as the problems in Bangkok have deterred a lot of volunteers but I stress that there are no problems here in the south

Even so our stalwart local volunteer, Mo has turned out and we have been carrying out repair works including two new toilet doors to the Burmese learning centre at Tokamien

We have also presented 6 bicycles to Burmese students at the teenage outreach program run by Grassroos (FED) the bicycles were kindly donated by the

Rotary Club of Patong Beach in Phuket

Mo busy at work		One new door

Job done		Repairing the window shutters

Presenting the bicycles		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 3rd May 2010

It has been a very quiet few weeks for Fun4Kids as volunteers have not been able to get here due to unrest in Bangkok and the transport problems in Europe.

Things have still been happening in the background and hopefully next week we can deliver some of the bicycles from Rotary ( the children have been on their long school holidays), and we will be carrying out repair work at some of the Burmese learning centres while the kids are on holiday

WEEK COMMENCING 5thApril 2010

This week Fun4Kids have installed a climbing frame for a Thai charity called Little Hands who are establishing

a childrens play area in the nearby town of Takuapa.

We have also had a fantastic donation of 12 bicycles from the Rotary Club of Patong Beach in Phuket

which will be distributed after the school summer holidays

Collecting the bicycles from Rotary		Chantal checking the bicycles

Digging the holes for the climbing frame		The locals testing the swings

Rita in the workshop		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 15th March 2010

This week Fun4Kids have donated two swing sets to a Thai charity called Little Hands who are establishing

a childrens play area in the nearby town of Takuapa.

We will also be taking them a climbing frame and a sun shelter.

The Little Hands team testing the first swing		The Fun4Kids team and the clients

Both swings in place		Brian and Jane assembling a climbing frame

Almost finished		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 8th March 2010

This weeks entry is very late due to major computer problems

Fun4Kids have been helping Franz with rendering and painting at home and life

and then a couple of days in the workshop

Starting the painting		A little bit of shade

Dieter painting and Brian rendering ?		Franz inspecting the finished job

Back in the workshop		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 1st March 2010

This week we have completed and delivered the last of the bamboo furniture for the craft shop

and also have been helping Franz to build a laundry at Home and Life

Steve would like to really thank Brian for doing such a good job running Fun4Kids last week

The last of the bamboo shelves		The final delivery

Franz the builder		Jon keeping busy

The laundry is coming on		The Friday photo at Home and Life

WEEK COMMENCING 22nd February 2010

We have delivered a bamboo display unit to the craft shop and are making more units

Time Brian bought one of this years T-shirts		The boys are busy on the display unit

The finishing touches		Ready for delivery

The display unit in place in the shop		The Friday photo on Wednesday !!!

WEEK COMMENCING 15th February 2010

A busy week for Fun4Kids, we have delivered some bamboo screens we have made to the craft shop and are now making bamboo shelving

John and Sam the manager with the screens		Marchelo and Mike hard at work

Oh No!! Brian is back		Mark busy splitting bamboo

Maria and Marchelo from Brazil		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 15th February 2010

MORE GREAT NEWS FOR FUN4KIDS !!

WALKING FOR THE CHILDREN 2010

Mike Ilsley a returning Fun4Kids volunteer has carried out a fantastic spronsored walk from KRABI to KHAO LAK for the second year running.

This year Mike made an extended walk by covering an extra 15-20 miles more than last year over 10 days. The scenery is still as breathtaking and the supprt from the local people was fantastic. Local people gave Mike cheap accomodaion, free food and drinks and made donations to the project. Often Mike camped out in a hammock on the beach in the most isolated places. The Thai people were absolutely amazed at Mikes determination and often supported him with fresh water. Mike combined his passion for walking with raising a lot money for Fun4Kids.

A very early start to the walk		The mountain track from Krabi

What a beautiful place to spend the night		One of the many unspoilt beaches

The final destination Khao Lak beach		The man himself

Fun4Kids would like to thank Mike for his fantastic effort and the following sponsors who supported him

P.R.Electrical:R G Pennell:Daphne:Andy Parton:Chris Dowling:Boris Perryman:Alan Sandford:Jayne Reeves:June Cox:Dulcie and Monifa: Diana Goodman:Mark Aplin:Tony:Mr & Mrs Ilsley:Diane Hepworth :Wendy Eades: Sue ( Eagle):Aswalia Lanlor Kennedy:John Tighe(Spotted Dog): Graham Watts:Peter Watts:Ray Savage: Brian Hanon: Ian Cluit: David Andrews:Tony Nolan: Katie: Katie O: Phil: Janet Dun: Patricia Sutton: Ivan: Jon & Laz: Mary: Jack: Iain Kefford: Steven Byford: Ruth: N R Burton: Gary Malpass: Maureen: Nigel Bister: Steve Anson: Nick: Celia: Robert Whittaker: Tom: Tony: Rod Hall: Phil: N Holderley: Josie Bell: Graham: Pam Hegarty: Ted Kettleborough: Gebby: Muriel Taylor: Tim & Emma: Diane ( Scotty): Terry: Jason Gibbs: Louis Campbell: Gurmeet Singh : Ian Myers: Martin Walker: Norman: Johnny Flower: Roy Woolley: Chris Wattam: Solomon & Helen ( South Side) : Bryan Gibson: Bob Fisher: Phil Gough: Warwickshire Masonic Charitable Assosc: Ian Drysdale: Keith Franklin: Jason Allen: C Brennan: M Fletcher: K Ostrowst: L Sugrue: N Parke: A Rutter: J Wassall: E Gardiner: Julie Pursell: Marion Cosgrove: Michael Jacob: Sam Thompson: Russell Hemming: Hazel Tindal: Bill Maynard: Carole Maynard: Kirsty: Maureen: Sheila & Gerald: Howard Bosworth: S Theerachai ( Krabi) : Peter Knade: Isarinkarn Anchalee: Boochai : Michael Laqua: Parn osovovi: Yusob Chai:Denny:Pazert Panyarlyoung: Patum Panyarwong: John Hankiaw: Prasea: Celia & Hy: Yan Pen: Pranee: Jarin: Suthep Suksunon: Sukid Poa ponngam: Somchay Looklem: Na: Chairat: Aharat Panan: Chutina: and of course Mike Ilsley

A special thanks to:

Lisa Parkes who donated pens to the Home and Life orphanage

Thiw Som Beach Resort at Kho Yao Yai for a cheap room and free food and a donation

Rablang ...Lai at Natai Beach resturant for free food , supplies and a donation.

Thank you everyone for raising the fantastic amount of 1,069. 96 GBP for the children which will be spent on materials to construct playground equipment and maintain schools in the Phang Nga area

WEEK COMMENCING 8th February 2010

This week we have delivered the bookshelves to Bon Soon school on Kho Kor Khao island

and have started to make furniture for a new non-profit shop in Bang Niang to sell local handicrafts

The kids thanking us for the bookcases		The children are so well behaved

Volunteers and some of the kids		We were all treated to lunch at the school

Back in the workshop		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 1st February 2010

Fun4Kids are back in the workshop and have made two bookcases for the Thai junior school on Ko Kor Khao island

and another set of swings are on the way

The first bookcase going together		One ready for staining

Two ready for staining		David and Montse from Spain joined us

Staining the bookcases		Nearly finished

WEEK COMMENCING 25th January 2010

This week the kids at the Batik centre in Nam Khen were able to start work again under the new roof

Fun4Kids also restarted in the workshop this week.

Peter and the batik kids at Nam Khen		The children hard at work

The finished products		A really dusty job

Priming another set of swings		The friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 18th January 2010

This was a week of returning donors.

Mrs Birgitta Johansson from Sweden returned and kindly donated puppet toys and writing materials to the Burmese Nursery run by Grassroots ( FED).

Also the Land of Smiles team from England came to Home and Life and donated rice and other food. Thanks to Steve, Jane and Mike.

Birgitta demonstrating the puppets		The kids sleeping time

Presenting the gifts to Po Po of Grassroots		The Land of Smiles team with Root

Meeting the kids		A very happy day

WEEK COMMENCING 11th January 2010

Peter and the team have been working hard on the Batik centre roof and they are now in the dry.

Pete working very carefully		A great team

One side nearly finished		Roofing Thai style

Working on the gable		The panels going up

WEEK COMMENCING 4th January 2010

Fun4Kids are working with Peter Bartley from Ireland to build a new roof for the children's Batik shop at Nam Khem as the old plastic roof was leaking

badly and ruining the children's work

Nam Khem was the hardest hit village in Thailand by the Tsunami and making and selling Batik products is not only good therapy for the kids

but also provides a small income from tourists.

The Batik Centre with the old plastic roof		A great project for the kids

Delivering the concrete posts		Peter and local help fixing the rafters

The roof timbers in place		The Friday photo

FUN4KIDS WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY CHRISTMAS AND A SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR

TO ALL OF OUR DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS A VERY BIG THANK YOU FROM THE CHILDREN

Fun4kids are having a break for Christmas and will be starting work again on Monday 4th January 2010

WEEK COMMENCING 21st December 2009

This week we have installed an extra swing and climbing frame at the Tokamien Learning centre.

Recently Fun4Kids were approached by Grassroots ( FED) for help with a toilet block at their new learning centre near Klock Kloi, because the centre is too far from Khao Lak for the volunteers to build it Fun4Kids donated 20000 baht to have the toilet block built by a local contractor.

Fixing the new climbing frame		Nearly finished

Testing the extra swing		A very colourful playground

The Kids at Klock Kloi and the new toilet block		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 14th December 2009

This week we are making an extra swing and climbing frame for the Burmese learning centre at Tokamien, near Khuk Khak

busy busy busy!!		Deb and Lennart with the technical stuff

Starting to assemble the climbing frame		Kevin and Ritchie are back

Painting the swing		A great team

WEEK COMMENCING 7th December 2009

A fantasic week ! We have installed both climbing frames at Don Busco Orphanage and the project is now complete

Ready for delivery		Planting the first climbing frame

One up and one to go		Assembling the second climbing frame

The second frame is finished job done!!		The friday photo - a huge team

WEEK COMMENCING 30th November 2009

We have made both climbing frames for Bonbusco orphanage and will be delivering them next week.

Barry with the technical stuff		What a fine team

Assembling the first climbing frame		Final coat on the second climbing frame!!

Mio giving the rungs a last coat of paint		Final touching up on the first climbing frame

WEEK COMMENCING 23rd November 2009

We have had a fantastic week with five new volunteers, three swings have now been delivered to the orphanage and next week we will be working on the climbing frames.

Our Danish duo		Starting the climbing frames

Erecting the third swing		Someone tell Britta it's a swing not a climbing frame!!

A great team		The Friday photo, not a bad works canteen

WEEK COMMENCING 16th November 2009

We have had a short week because of power failure on Thursday and Friday but will be delivering more swings next week

Final coat on the next swing		Mo can sand in his sleep !!

Priming the final swing for Bon Busco orphanage		Volunteers have fun too

WEEK COMMENCING 9th November 2009

We have been carrying on with the work for the Donbosco Orphanage at Bansak and have delivered the first swing set this week

Final Coat of Paint		more sanding

Paul and Sarah		Ludmilla from Slovakia

The new Fun4Kids Tee Shirt		The Friday photo and the first swing delivered

WEEK COMMENCING 2nd November 2009

FUN4KIDS ARE BACK AT WORK !!!

We have had a fantastic response from volunteers this week and have started to make three swings and two climbing frames for an orphanage at Bansak

Lots of planing and sanding		Cutting the wood to shape

It's good to be back at work		A really good crew

Starting the colour		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 7th September 2009

Although Fun4Kids has been closed due to the rain in the south Steve has spent several weeks in Chiang Mai delivering supplies to Burmese migrant camps on the border. The first and most important load was 12 second hand toilets donated by Eagle Guest House. The army checkpoints were totally confused to see a foreigner with a load of toilets!!

Many thanks to Carolyn Moffatt, an ex VTT volunteer, who coordinated the trips from Chiang Mai.

Loading the toilets in Chiang Mai		On the roof of Thailand

One of the villages		The washing facilities

A village street complete with lunch		The School Bus

WEEK COMMENCING 24th August 2009

We have delivered the playground to the Thai Junior School at Bang Muang.

Mo and Barry busy thatching		The proud roofers

Ready for delivery		The swing set

The completed playground		The Friday photo.

WEEK COMMENCING 17th August 2009

We have almost finished the final playground and will be delivering next week

Lawrence and Benoit from Belgium		Mattias busy painting

If it stands still long enough - paint it!		The memorial swing ready to go

Sun shelter ready for thatching		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 10th August 2009

We had a short week as we did not work on Wednesday out of respect for Her Majesty The Queens birthday.

Still working on the last playground of the season.

You don't have to be mad to volunteer but it helps - Max		Mattias from Germany

Busy busy busy		Must be a mistake - Steve working!

A very dusty Barry		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 3rd August 2009

This is our last week of operations before Fun4Kids closes down for the monsoon season, we will open again in October.

We will still be carrying out support work and anything significant will be posted on this page so please keep looking.

We are currently building a playground for a Thai junior school at Bang Murang.

A really big thank you to all of the Volunteers and Donors who have made the project possible.

The last swing of the season		Ben and Hannes getting dusty

Barry engraving a memorial swing		Cathy and Greet

Cathy covered in paint		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 27th July 2009

This week we have finished and delivered a complete playground to Bon Soon Thai junior school on Koh Kor Khao island.

Assembling the climbing frame		A well loaded truck

Up goes the swing		and then the girls test it

the boys love the climbing frame		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 20th July 2009

We have delivered two swing sets to a Thai buisiness lady for her workers children and she has made a large donation so that we can build more swings to give away free to schools.

Another set of swings		and a climbing frame

On site erecting the swings		and the other end

almost finished		The friday photo on the completed swings

WEEK COMMENCING 13th July 2009

A busy week in the workshop refurbishing an old Sun Shelter and starting a new Climbing Frame

Refurbishing an old Sun Shelter		David and Patricia getting dusty

Ollie and Ben starting a climbing frame		A full workshop

The Sun Shelter is looking better		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 6th July 2009

A very quiet week as the first three days were public holidays so no work

We went back into the workshop on Thursday to carry on with playground stuff

Last but not least there was a fantastic party at the Lazy House to say goodbye to the Leeds crew, with Thai dancing from the Kids at Home and Life

The Kids from Home and Life		What a great show

The Leeds construction crew		Back to work Kathleen and Peter

Time for lunch		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 29th June 2009

The Leeds crew have finished their two week stint and they have worked their hearts out. Thank you guys.

Home and Life now have a Catfish pond for food, a retaining wall on the river to protect the buildings, drainage trenches to drain the rain water and keep

the mosquitos away and all of the buildings have been painted inside and out.

Digging drainage trenches to get rid of mosquitos		The new catfish pond

The final painting		Finishing the trenches

The new retaining wall to keep the river at bay		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 22nd June 2009

The Leeds Met Uni crew have arrived

All volunteers old and new are working at Home and Life Orphanage, digging holes, painting and making new drainage to reduce the mosquitos

The boys		Re-painting a dormitory

The finished hole		Preparing the walls

Relaxing at Lampi waterfall after work		The friday photo - what a team

WEEK COMMENCING 15th June 2009

We have spent the week finishing and delivering a climbing frame and sun shelter for Biang Niang Burmese learning centre

The finished climbing frame		Roof going on the sun shelter

ready for delivery - Thai style		Planting the climbing frame

Unloading the sun shelter		The friday photo at Biang Niang

WEEK COMMENCING 8th June 2009

We have spent the week finishing the painting of 20 rooms at the Burmese Emergency refuge for migrants owned by FED ( Grassroots)

Barry and Paul hard at it		Britta and Ben too.

Almost finished on the outside		The last room

Mo came to help out		Good job team

WEEK COMMENCING 1st June 2009

This week involved a lot of planning as we have a large group of Volunteers coming from Leeds Met uni later in the month.

We are going to be working at Home and Life Orphanage to paint the buildings inside and out and hopefully make a catfish pond to help feed the kids

Home and Life Orphanage		lots of painting to do

Root is figuring out where the vedgetables are going		This will be a catfish pond

WEEK COMMENCING 25th May 2009

This week we were hard on with the painting at the emergency shelter

we have also been asked to help with some work at the local Burmese Temple - watch next week.

Stop Press: Fun4kids now has an operating facebook page please look for Fun4kids project Thailand

Phoebe and Lucy keeping busy		The boys room

An injured resident enjoying some company		OK guys just paint around him !!

Jay and Paul with a first coat		Soggy Volunteers - Welcome to the wet season

WEEK COMMENCING 18th May 2009

This week we have been asked by Grassroots to paint the Burmese Migrants emergency centre inside and out.

The volunteers managed to get more paint on the walls than themselves - just !!!!!

Phoebe sorting out the paint		Brian getting stuck in on his last week

Chris painting - Ben talking - situation normal !!		Lucy getting to the top

Brian making a generous donation for books to Grassroots		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 11th May 2009

What a fantastic week !

Packwip Learning Centre is finished and we have also painted Packarang Learning Centre

Well done guys.

Packwip is finished, so are the volunteers - well done		Paul the diver helping out

Volunteering is tough !!!		First coat on the walls at Pakarang

The kids love the playground at Pakarang		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 3 May 2009

We have been asked by Gyrassroots HRE to repaint Packwip Learning Centre while the kids are on summer holidays.

White dust and paint is flying everywhere !!

A brace of Bens		Sarah and Max getting down and dusty

Oh No ! Brian is back !!!!		What a dusty crew

Teacher Vicky sweeping up !		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 20th April 2009

A week of painting ! Anything which stood still long enough got painted - including volunteers

We also say goodbye and many thanks to Chantal from Paris who has volunteered for three months every year since the Tsunami.

Barry and Ben painting a climbing frame		Tess and Chantal first coating a swing

The swing is nearly ready		Carrie from the U.S.

Ben working again		A very busy workshop

WEEK COMMENCING 13th April 2009

This is a short week because Monday was Songkran, the Thai new year, celebrated by everyone getting soaked in water.

We took the truck to Ban Nam Khem and Bansak beach and the Thai kids were delighted to throw freezing cold water over the farang volunteers.

Also we have renovated the playground at Tokamien Learning Centre before the monsoon starts.

Ready for Songkran		Lunchtime at Bansak beach

Repainting at Tokamien		Barry loves his sanding

Seamus doing the technical bits		Finishing the sun shelter

WEEK COMMENCING 6th April 2009

What a week , we had 12 Volunteers every day and had one team in the workshop and a second team out repainting the first playgrounds we made,

amazing they are over one year old!

Other great news Fun4Kids has it's first engagement, many congratulations to Seamus and Natasha who got engaged on Biang Niang beach this week

Repainting our very first swing at Packwip		The ladies page

Packarang playground getting a fresh coat of paint		Rita from Hungary joined us today

The new model climbing frame		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 30TH MARCH 2009

A week in the workshop.

We are working on a new much stronger climbing frame for the bigger kids, and another sun shelter.

Ben and Steve		Britta and Seamus on the new climbing frame

More sanding Natasha		Priming the next sun shelter

The prototype climbing frane seems to work		The Friday Photo

WEEK COMMENCING 23rd MARCH 2009

This week we have delivered two sun shelters and finished making a swing set

Mearta and Barry		It's Jay's round

Delivery Thai style		Volunteer power

Another swing on the way		Delivery to Tap Lamu

WEEK COMMENCING 16TH MARCH 2009

FUN4KIDS ARE BACK UP TO SPEED

This week has been busy.

We have had a visit from Geoff Bond of Australian Rotary who is arranging a food donation for Home and Life.

A food shopping trip for Home and Life to Phuket donated by Alan Ferrier and Dave Roberts of Phuket

Work is continuing in the workshop on two sun shelters and the next set of swings.

Geoff Bond with the Kids		Unloading the food

Fixing the decking on a sun shelter		Ina priming the next set of swings

On goes the roof		A sun shelter ready for delivery

WEEK COMMENCING 12th FEBRUARY 2009

GREAT NEWS FOR FUN4KIDS !!

WALKING FOR THE CHILDREN

Mike Ilsley a returning Fun4Kids volunteer has carried out a fantastic spronsored walk from KRABI to KHAO LAK.

An incredible distance of 150 miles in only nine days. Mike kept off of the main roads where possible and navigated mountainous tracks and pure white beaches. Spending his nights under the stars in a hammock. Mike met many local people on his walk who kindly supported him with food, water, encouragement and donations. Mike says that this walk was one of the most exhilerating and rewarding of his long hiking career.

The man himself !		The jungle track from Krabi

A beautiful rocky cove on north Phuket island		The early start

The Sarasin Bridge the gateway from Phuket to Phang Nga		The spectacular Phang Nga coastline

Fun4Kids would like to thank Mike for his fantastic effort and the following sponsors who supported him:

Rob Pennell:B V Patel:t Mian:Pete Costello:Maureen:Carole and Bill Maynard: Sarah Pearsall:Richard Cornes:Russell Hemming:Sheila and Gerald:Areena sanger:Andy Parton:Paul Richards:Ray Ellison:Stephen Bloom:Grant Povey:Cameron:Mr Edmonson:S Camps:Helen:Joanna Bradley:Bryan Gibson:Rod Hall:Jason Walkley:R Wolley:Jason Allen:T Baker:Bob:Daz:Nigel Bister:Brett Stanton:Keith Franklin:Richard:Jane Reeves:June Cox:Christine Jackson:Diane Hepworth:JanetChance:Tony & Peter:David Andrews:Pete Watts:Katie Steede:Phil Moore:J Keough:Tim o'Reoan:Emma Pitt:Jackie and Brendan:Nigel Burford:Ms Ilsley:Roy(Gym):Tony:Beneesha: Barbara Powell:Maureen Smith:J Hurne:Robert Whitaker:Tracy Lamb:Chris Fa:Helen Young:Maggie Jones:Josie Bell:Mary Persard:Susan Jones:Ben Franklin:Mark Aplin:Gary Malpas:Tamsin Jones:Howard Bosworth:Ray:Graham Watts:b Lynan:John Tighe:Niel Smith:R Yardley:Julia Lerwill:Aswalia Lawlor Kennedy:Jeremy Leonard:Adam and Eve Staff:Bert Oldbury:Hazel Shaw:Alan Sandford:A Richards:Tony( PR): Bridget Saunders:Carol Brennan:PMS:Julie Purcell:Karen Black:Audrey Higgins:Roger Gessey:Sam Thompson:Michael Jacob:Lesley Freeman:Phil Evans:Paula Olson:Donna Russ:Louise Motterham: Taxi driver: Kik Asaringkarn:Jack:Pramoc:Jotipoyn:Boonham and Addy:Somporn:Taxi Sheraton:Joy:Taxi Banyantree:Sao:Songvoot Wadlai:Mr Sombon:Pen Siri House:Anne Parmete:Seaside Cottages:Sunton:Poo-Naa Massage:Tarif:Anwat:and of course Mike Ilsley

A special thanks to Lisa Parks who donated pens to the Burmese Learning Centres.

Thank you everyone for raising the fantastic amount of 794 50 GBP for the children which will be spent on materials to construct playground equipment and maintain schools in the Phang Nga area

WEEK COMMENCING 26 th January 2009

This week we have delivered the first swing to Tap Lamu and are working on the rest.

Another sun shelter on the way		Skyler busy sanding

Scaffolding Thai style		The Team and the Kids at Tap Lamu

The kids love the new swing		The friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 19 th January 2009

This week we have started making a new playground for the Burmese learning centre at Tap Lamu

Britta and Barry preparing a sun shelter		Dusty and dirty

Jay and Shane putting the last coat on the swing		Britta getting down to it

Cees and Jantine priming bamboo		Paint paint and more paint

WEEK COMMENCING 12th January 2009

We spent most of this week on site delivering two swing sets, one climbing frame and a sun shelter to Baan Tham Nam Chai Orphanage

which was kindly donated by Land of Smiles in England.

The Team		The two swing sets

Barry and Andrea on the test drive		The sun shelter for the girls

The climbing frame is 100% bamboo		Everything in place

WEEK COMMENCING 5th January 2009

Happy New year from Fun4Kids

Sorry folks no pics this week as the computer crashed during transfer and I lost the lot!

We have finished all of the play equipment for Land of Smiles and will be spending next week installing it at the Orphanage, so hopefully loads of pictures next week.

To see previous years, please click here.

Contact

Contact Steve at fun4kids2008@gmail.com Telephone : Steve +66 869 499 325 or join our Fun4Kids Facebook group.